| 100% | ACH | 3 | German cry that can be found at the start of "achoo" |
| 71% | GOLFBALL | 8 | Sports item that can be found at the starts of 17-, 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 70% | ICH | 3 | German pronoun that can be found at the end of "which" or "ostrich" |
| 63% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Revelation, or what can be found at the starts of the starred answers |
| 63% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 61% | FAILURETOLAUNCH | 15 | Rocket mishap, or what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| 61% | HIGHDEFINITION | 14 | Like most televisions, and what can be found at the start of 20-, 36-, or 46-Across |
| 61% | KEYS | 4 | PC things, which can be found at the starts of 14-, 22-, 37-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 60% | FIVEGUYS | 8 | Hamburger franchise, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 24-, 30-, 41-, and 48-Across |
| 60% | AFEWCHOICEWORDS | 15 | Euphemism for rude expressions, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 60% | FATHERFIGURES | 13 | Some male role models, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 60% | SINKORSWIM | 10 | Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 60% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | PUR | 3 | Water filter brand that can be found at the beginning of "purple" |
| 57% | THOR | 4 | Chris Hemsworth role that can be found scrambled at the end of Hemsworth |
| 56% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 55% | SIMPLEMACHINE | 13 | Force-multiplying device that can be found at the beginning of 18-, 33-, and 39-Across |
| 55% | LOIN | 4 | "Sir" might be found at the start of it |
| 53% | BLUEJEANS | 9 | Casual pants (brands of which can be found at the starts of 16-Across, 27-Across, and 35-Across) (2 wds.) |
| 52% | IRELAND | 7 | Cork can be found at the bottom of it |
| 52% | PENNAMES | 8 | Writers' aliases, and what are found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | WILDFLOWERS | 11 | Colorful elements of a meadow, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | AGE | 3 | *Birthday candle count...or a word that can be found at the end of 16a, 18a, 21a, 31a, 43a, 35d, and 40d |
| 50% | TREE | 4 | Plant that provides shade... examples of which are found at the starts of 17a, 30a, and 41a |
| 48% | CAST | 4 | Action that can be done to the starts of 20-, 35-, 44- and 56-Across |
| 48% | GIFT | 4 | Something that can be wrapped using the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 47% | DAM | 3 | One of 15 that can be found along the Colorado River |
| 47% | TEASE | 5 | Verb for which synonyms can be found at the beginnings of the starred answers |
| 47% | GARLIC | 6 | ___ bread, appetizer that might be ordered at the start of a meal |
| 46% | JUGBAND | 7 | *Where the starts of the answers to the five starred clues can all be found |